Runpod
vs
Vast.ai
Both rent GPUs from independent hosts. Runpod runs Secure Cloud datacenters and serverless endpoints, while Vast.ai lists a wider catalog with interruptible rentals.
What's good about each
- GPUs from RTX 3070 to B300 in one catalog
- Serverless GPU endpoints that scale to zero
- Built-in deployments, autoscaling & monitoring
- No ingress or egress fees
- SOC 2 Type II certified
- Budget cards to Blackwell, including the RTX PRO 6000 and B200
- On-demand, interruptible and reserved rentals
- SOC 2 Type II certified, with vetted datacenter hosts in Secure Cloud
- Host reliability ratings and GPU performance benchmarks
- REST API, CLI, Python SDK and coding agent plugins
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Runpod | Vast.ai | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $43.20 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized) | -- Not listed | |
| Medium VM | $86.40 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized) | -- Not listed | |
| Large VM | $172.80 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized) | -- Not listed | |
| Block storage | $10.00 /mo 100 GB | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | Free and unlimited | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | Free and unlimited | -- Not listed |
Heads up: Figures take each provider's closest plan to a common setup, and vary by region and usage. Hover a service for the reference configuration. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.
GPUs
Runpod offers 35 GPU models, while Vast.ai offers 62. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Runpod | Vast.ai | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
13 configs · 39 configs
|
$2.89 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.73 /GPU/hr On-demand | 40% cheaper on Vast.ai |
|
B200
4 configs · 8 configs
|
$6.79 /GPU/hr On-demand | $6.25 /GPU/hr On-demand | 8% cheaper on Vast.ai |
|
RTX PRO 6000
6 configs · 106 configs
|
$1.69 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | 41% cheaper on Vast.ai |
|
H200
8 configs · 34 configs
|
$3.59 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.67 /GPU/hr On-demand | Within 5% |
|
RTX 5090
4 configs · 144 configs
|
$0.69 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.44 /GPU/hr On-demand | 37% cheaper on Vast.ai |
|
A100
13 configs · 58 configs
|
$1.19 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.40 /GPU/hr On-demand | 66% cheaper on Vast.ai |
|
RTX 4090
4 configs · 161 configs
|
$0.34 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.36 /GPU/hr On-demand | 6% cheaper on Runpod |
|
L40S
7 configs · 14 configs
|
$0.79 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.60 /GPU/hr On-demand | 24% cheaper on Vast.ai |
|
RTX 3090
4 configs · 88 configs
|
$0.22 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.13 /GPU/hr On-demand | 39% cheaper on Vast.ai |
|
RTX 6000 Ada
6 configs · 11 configs
|
$0.74 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.54 /GPU/hr On-demand | 27% cheaper on Vast.ai |
Runpod bills on-demand; Vast.ai bills on-demand, spot and reserved (1, 3, 6, 12, 24, 36 or 48 months). The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Runpod | Vast.ai |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Containers | ||
| Python Notebooks | ||
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) |
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Runpod | Vast.ai |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | Type II, platform only |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | -- |
| HIPAA | Yes | Secure Cloud tier only |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
Heads up: Each entry links to the provider's own statement. An attestation can cover one tier, one region or the platform alone rather than every service. Verify the scope before you rely on it. A dash means we found nothing to link to, not that the provider lacks it.
Company details
| Fact | Runpod | Vast.ai |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2022 | 2018 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 33 | 10 |
| Example customers | Civitai, Cognition, Cursor, Hugging Face, Perplexity, Replit | IBM, Brave, Speechify, Cognition, Bosch |
| Website | www.runpod.io | vast.ai |
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Our data for Runpod was last updated on Oct. 6, 2026, and for Vast.ai on Oct. 6, 2026.